Chapter 60: The Cowboy Rabbit with the Big Golden Tooth

After a good night’s sleep, Chen Gu’s sharp senses remained active, even in his slumber. He vaguely detected a few seemingly unrelated people passing by outside the house at regular intervals. These were security personnel from the Bureau of Mystic Security. The next morning, Chen Gu habitually went through the pre-training for the "Star Battle Instructor" again and was astounded to find that his physical fitness could still improve! At this point, Great Actor Chen was no longer surprised by the various peculiar occurrences happening to him; there was always an explanation in the end. Since I can still improve, I’ll continue training. Stronger is, of course, better. On his way to school, while in the lightning-fast "Black Tortoise III" self-driving car, Chen Gu mysteriously pulled out a cylindrical object from a hidden spot on his body. Social Crystal Rod. His older son’s words from yesterday reminded Chen Gu: there was a chance of failure for him. Chen Jixian thought he was already a professional, but in reality, he was not. If he didn’t find a way to increase his chances of securing a Profession, and if he failed... his older son would probably flip his eyelids. Then he would be unable to explain. Chen Gu checked the wares sold by Steam Locomotive and found that they had become increasingly diverse, even including men’s grooming products! The most suitable for "Star Battle Instructor" was the Demon Hound series of supermaterials, while the most suitable for "Radiation Missionary" was the Fear Insect series. The most common supermaterial from the Alien Insect Race Empress can barely be used. Chen Gu had initially wanted to ask Steam Locomotive if they could get it, but while browsing those halos, he unintentionally noticed a post from "Big Gold-Tooth Cowboy Rabbit" from the day before: Mysterious mission, difficulty: ☆☆☆ Mission reward: 6,000,000 Starshields in regular compensation. Note: Supermaterials may appear in the mission. If interested, contact privately. After hesitating for a moment, Chen Gu opened a private chat. To his surprise, as soon as he sent over a question, Big Gold-Tooth Cowboy Rabbit swiftly replied with a heap of information: "Is President interested in this mission?" "That’s great! If President is willing to participate, the difficulty of this mission can be directly reduced to ☆☆." "Big Rabbit can make a decision on behalf of the client and offer President 10,000,000 Starshields." Big Rabbit? Is that a self-reference? Cui Siting, you’re quite confident, girl. With a flick of his finger, Chen Gu sent over a message: "Tell me about the mission." The persona of the aloof female President was solidly established. "Okie dokie!" "It’s like this. According to the research of those eccentric historians, a battle took place during the occupation of Empire River Star. It’s speculated to have been directed against super lifeforms." "So, the client conducted some investigation and decided to go on an archaeological expedition to a dangerous location." The smart President must have guessed by now—it’s the site of that battle from back then. Chen Gu had mentally replaced the icon of "Big Gold-Tooth Cowboy Rabbit" with a "Flattery Rabbit" avatar. "What do you think, President, are you willing to join?" Chen Gu asked another question, "What type?" After thinking it over, he became even more aloof and deleted "what," only sending "Type?" over. Big Gold-Tooth Cowboy Rabbit was extremely quick to respond, "There’s insufficient data. Those eccentric historians can’t determine it either. They can only confirm it’s a super lifeform on the animal side, most likely the Octopus series or Sea Serpent series." Chen Gu frowned. The Fear Insect series isn’t on the animal side; it’s on the insect side. Big Gold-Tooth Cowboy Rabbit immediately sent another message, "However, in my opinion, any type is possible. You know those eccentric historians—their words can’t be trusted in the least." "If an employer needs the body of a super lifeform from the animal side, they can then claim it’s from the animal side, hehe." Chen Gu thought about it and still replied, "I’ll join." "Yay! Yay! Yay!" followed by a long string of cheerful rabbit heads. "Alright, here’s the mission information..." Chen Gu glanced at it. The mission location was at "Yingudusi Devil’s Pit," and the meeting would be in Empire River Star’s "Stargazing Corner City" one week later. Chen Gu searched online. It was a famously dangerous place on Empire River Star, with the nearest city being 1,700 kilometers away. It was enveloped by thick acid mist year-round, and terrifying thunderstorms frequently erupted. The surrounding area was populated with many dangerous Steam Mechanical Species and even more terrifying Energy Gathering Mechanical Species. The difference between them could be simply understood: the power core of Steam Mechanical Species was a ’steam engine,’ while for the latter, it was... a nuclear reactor! Before reaching school, Chen Gu further researched historical expeditions into Empire River Star’s Yingudusi Devil’s Pit. The smoothest one resulted in the deaths of 40% of the exploration team. The farthest penetration reached 400 kilometers into the Devil’s Pit. And the entire area of Yingudusi Devil’s Pit spanned 2,000,000 square kilometers! "Really not easy to deal with," Chen Gu muttered to himself. "No wonder the price of supermaterials is so expensive." I’ll go take a look, try to keep a low profile, and if things get too hairy, escaping is the priority. After all, I am a newbie and should listen to the team leader’s advice: Safety first. ... At the school entrance, the old principal stood with a beaming smile, his hands behind his back, greeting the students. Nearby, the dean of discipline had a stern face and clutched a teaching whip. The two formed a perfect ’good cop, bad cop’ combination. As Chen Gu entered the school gate, he saluted the old principal, whose facial muscles seemed to twitch in response. The principal asked Chen Gu, "Recovered from your sickness?" Probably, the Bureau of Mystic Security had called in sick for him yesterday. Chen Gu nodded, "All better." "Good, head in quickly. Put in the effort to train. Next year’s quota for Tiangong Military Division from our school is counting on you." The dean of discipline snorted coldly, indicating his doubt. Chen Gu glanced at the dean of discipline. Feeling a surge of confidence, he began to plot. He was about to become a special agent for the Bureau of Mystic Security; surely he could find a way to get one over on this stern-faced old man! He paid attention in classes all morning. During lunchtime, there was a faint stir among the students. Chen Gu was preparing to find a classmate to tap into the Lubei darknet when Chen Zili approached him. "My sister is looking for you." "At the school entrance." Chen Gu felt puzzled. What was Chen Qingyu doing looking for him at this hour? He followed Chen Zili to the school entrance and from afar saw two groups of girls facing off. Chen Gu smiled. Now he didn’t need to check the Lubei darknet to know what had happened. Chen Zili kept shaking his head. "Troublemaker and problem attractor. Now I have to clean up her mess again..." Chen Gu couldn’t help but glance at him. Something felt off. When they got closer, Chen Gu could see clearly the two groups of girls. One was led by big sis Liu Shichan, with her Death Phoenix Gang’s eight "Phoenix Gods" standing behind her. Don’t doubt it; this preposterously childish name was conceived by the mighty Liu Shichan herself. She had even spent sixty gold Starshields to have this name posted on the Lubei darknet... However, Chen Gu was taken aback by the other side, as the leaders of the group were two people he actually knew: one was his precious granddaughter Chen Qingyu, and the other was... Selena!